LongLiveJojo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I've never got to play neither of those games and I'm wondering if they're worth for me to complete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 (edited) If you really liked the previous generation GTA's (3, VC and San Andreas) I'd say yes. It's a nice extra to the experience of those games. Edited April 15, 2019 by Wolff LongLiveJojo, El Penguin Bobo, GrudgefromSanAndreas and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 As said above, yeah. I would recommend playing VCS first though. LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mde2 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 28 minutes ago, xXPinguXx said: As said above, yeah. I would recommend playing VCS first though. Why? 40 minutes ago, LongLiveJojo said: I've never got to play neither of those games and I'm wondering if they're worth for me to complete? OP play LCS first and then get mind-blown at how much VCS blows it out of the water. TheSantader25 and iiCriminnaaL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 @mde2 imo, the gameplay is overall is better in VCS. But it's probably a bad idea to play VCS first then OP would probably see LCS as a sh*tty game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongLiveJojo Posted April 15, 2019 Author Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Wolff said: If you really liked the previous generation GTA's (3, VC and San Andreas) I'd say yes. It's a nice extra to the experience of those games. 55 minutes ago, mde2 said: Why? OP play LCS first and then get mind-blown at how much VCS blows it out of the water. 40 minutes ago, xXPinguXx said: @mde2 imo, the gameplay is overall is better in VCS. But it's probably a bad idea to play VCS first then OP would probably see LCS as a sh*tty game. Alright, I'll give the games ago lol. Should I play the PS2 version or the PSP version? (Mobile is out of the equation). Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
god speed Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 LCS on PSP and PS2 are identical in content. VCS has a few more side missions on PS2 than on PSP. Depends on whether you want to play on the go, or play at home with a better control scheme. LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 @LongLiveJojo PSP. I'm not sure for VCS, but for LCS, it has an inconsistent frame rate and it was poorly optimized for the PS2. If you have a controller or gamepad, you can play them on an emulator called PPSSPP. LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
god speed Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I can recommend PPSSPP. There is a user-made patch too that lets you use the second analog stick. I can confirm it's possible to finish the game with just a keyboard too. LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Dawg Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Hell yeah. LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSantader25 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 VCS is definitely worth it. LCS on the other hand is the only "mediocre" GTA title R* have created IMO. mde2, LongLiveJojo and iiCriminnaaL 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 42 minutes ago, TheSantader25 said: VCS is definitely worth it. Advance on the other hand is the only "mediocre" GTA title R* have created IMO. FTFY. GrudgefromSanAndreas, Zello, iiCriminnaaL and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolff Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, TheSantader25 said: VCS is definitely worth it. LCS on the other hand is the only "mediocre" GTA title R* have created IMO. While I see it is a bit more bareboned than the other GTA's, I thought the story was pretty funny and well done. I'd definitely play that too. JPFL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey_95 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Sure, pretty solid games overall and they add to the 3D Universe. Used to play them a lot on my PSP, shame they never made a San Andreas stories.. Wolff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemoyne outlaw Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 yes i do recommend playing them. like a lot of people are saying lcs is not that great. but it is not terrible. and you could just use it to kill some time. but vice city stories is amazing. and it has one of the best stories in the whole series in my opinion. a great protagonist and great setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zello Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 (edited) Play them both. I played LCS first before I played VCS so it has a special place in my heart. VCS though has more features. Edited April 16, 2019 by Zello JPFL and Wolff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSantader25 Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 6 hours ago, xXPinguXx said: FTFY. I don't really count the top down games. LCS is still a decent game(6/10) but I think it doesn't have anything to offer if someone has played VC and SA before. VCS though has a couple of new features, good atmosphere and soundtrack to offer. El Penguin Bobo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CryptReaperDorian Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Both games are worth playing, especially GTA VCS. Especially for franchise completionists. While they're not flawless by any means, both make marked improvements over their preceding sequels. GTA VCS is great in that it's Vice City, has gameplay variety and controls approaching that of GTA SA, and the story has a tiny bit of melodrama that would forecast what would later come from R* with the likes of GTA IV, the Red Dead Redemption games, Max Payne 3, and so on. On 4/15/2019 at 4:32 PM, xXPinguXx said: FTFY. GTA Advance wasn't even made by R*, though. Despite that, it was still a pretty solid experience for the hardware it was running on. The GBC ports of the first two games are the real "stinkers" of the franchise. Still bold and commendable attempts, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 3 hours ago, CryptReaperDorian said: GTA Advance wasn't even made by R*, though. Yeah, I realized that hours after I made that post... 3 hours ago, CryptReaperDorian said: Despite that, it was still a pretty solid experience for the hardware it was running on. The GBC ports of the first two games are the real "stinkers" of the franchise. Still bold and commendable attempts, however. Compared to other GBA games, it's an amazing game, but compared to the games in the series, it's crap. It's not bad, but it's the most mediocre in the series imo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mde2 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 27 minutes ago, xXPinguXx said: Compared to other GBA games, it's an amazing game, but compared to the games in the series, it's crap. It's not bad, but it's the most mediocre in the series imo.... So if GTA Advance and the GBC ports on their own make GTA Advance the best but GTA Advance is the most mediocre in the series, where does that leave the GBC ports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keano Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Absolutely whether it's PSP or PS2, both games are worth playing. Both games actually have some of the best side missions of the series in my opinion and the Criminal Empire theme for VCS is a bunch of fun. As mentioned above, if you're a fan of the 3D Era, you'll really enjoy them as they add to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Penguin Bobo Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 1 hour ago, mde2 said: So if GTA Advance and the GBC ports on their own make GTA Advance the best but GTA Advance is the most mediocre in the series, where does that leave the GBC ports? Probably good I guess...I don't want to get into a full blown argument about it. I didn't have that much of a good experience with Advance, so I thought it was kinda wack imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangOne50 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Hell yea those games were awesome. Might be a bit of an eyesore after all these years but you should find them very enjoyable once you get used to the outdated graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mde2 Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Just now, StangOne50 said: Hell yea those games were awesome. Might be a bit of an eyesore after all these years but you should find them very enjoyable once you get used to the outdated graphics. If you emulate them on PPSSPP, there are many graphics settings the emulator has that will make the games look far better. StangOne50 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lioshenka Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Play them. I haven't yet, but they are GTAs, so you'll probably enjoy them, so why not? LongLiveJojo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafae S Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 No lmao it's honestly not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
